Close Encounters in New Mexico: An Expose of the Systematic Political and Social Control of Judges and the Law

The Richardson era in New Mexico with its Pay to play scenarios has exacted its toll on the judicial system in the state. Being a Republican Candidate for District Court Judge for the Third Judicial District, on the ballot during the same time frame that Democratic Candidates have been alleged to have bought their positions on the Third Judicial District, gives me a unique position to comment on this alleged Pay toplay judicial scheme. I have detailed the events that surrounded several elections including the elections during the Richardson era and how they had a direct impact on me.

After practicing law in the New York-New Jersey area Rita Nunez Neumann moved to New Mexico, where she set up a law practice. She was selected for Who's Who in America Law over twenty years ago. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University, School of Law, and an advanced law degree, an LL.M. from the University of San Diego, School of Law. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the College of New Jersey, and an M.S. plus all coursework for a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Stevens Institute of Technology. She has authored numerous legal articles.